April 2026 is shaping as much as be a giant month for Xbox Game Pass, with a lot of high-profile video games hitting Microsoft’s subscription service.
As detailed on Xbox Wire, the PC model of DayZ kicks issues off on April 8, becoming a member of Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Important, PC Game Pass. On the identical day, Infinite Legend 2 (Game Preview) (PC) joins Game Pass Premium (it’s already in Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass). Additionally on April 8, Treatment’s FBC: Firebreak (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Premium (once more, this one is already in Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass).
A day later, on April 9, Frontier’s Planet Coaster 2 (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass. Then, on April 10, Tiny Bookshop (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) hits Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass.
April 13 sees Soccer Supervisor 26 (PC) and Soccer Supervisor 26 Console (Cloud, Console, and PC) be part of Game Pass Premium (each had been already on Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass).
April 14 is a giant day, with Hades II (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) becoming a member of Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass. The primary day one launch of April is Changed (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC), which hits Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass on April 14. Additionally on April 14, The Thaumaturge (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass.
Transferring on to April 16, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Premium, having already been on Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass. Additionally on April 16, EA Sports activities NHL 26 (Cloud and Xbox Sequence X|S) hits Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass.
Right here’s a giant one: Name of Responsibility: Fashionable Warfare (Cloud, Console, and PC) hits Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game Pass on April 17. Name of Responsibility: Fashionable Warfare is the Infinity Ward gentle reboot that got here out in 2019 and kickstarted the Name of Responsibility resurgence that additionally concerned the battle royale, Warzone.
Transferring into the second half of April, April 21 sees Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC) and Sopa: Story of the Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) be part of Game Pass Premium, with each already on Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass.
We then have one other day one launch: Vampire Crawlers (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC), which hits Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass on April 21. Talking of day one releases, Double Nice’s Kiln (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) hits Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass on April 23.
And eventually, Game Pass Important subscribers get two extra video games coming to the library on April 8: Warhammer Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console), and DayZ (PC).
Xbox Game Pass April 2026 Wave 1 lineup:
- DayZ (PC) – April 8 Now on PC, becoming a member of Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Important, PC Game Pass
- Infinite Legend 2 (Game Preview) (PC) – April 8 Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
- FBC: Firebreak (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) – April 8 Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
- Planet Coaster 2 (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) – April 9 Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Tiny Bookshop (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 10 Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Soccer Supervisor 26 (PC) – April 13 Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
- Soccer Supervisor 26 Console (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 13 Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
- Hades II (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 14 Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Changed (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) – April 14 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- The Thaumaturge (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) – April 14 Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC) – April 16 Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
- EA Sports activities NHL 26 (Cloud and Xbox Sequence X|S) – April 16 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- Name of Responsibility: Fashionable Warfare (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 17 Game Pass Final, Game Pass Premium, PC Game Pass
- Little Rocket Lab (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 21 Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
- Sopa: Story of the Stolen Potato (Cloud, Console, Handheld, and PC) – April 21 Now with Game Pass Premium; becoming a member of Game Pass Final and PC Game Pass
- Vampire Crawlers (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 21 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
- Kiln (Cloud, Xbox Sequence X|S, Handheld, and PC) – April 23 Game Pass Final, PC Game Pass
Xbox Video games Sequence Tier Listing
Xbox Video games Sequence Tier Listing
As already confirmed, GTA 5 is amongst a lot of video games set to go away Game Pass on April 15.
Video games leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2026:
- Ashen (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Thriller (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC)
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